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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

New Bikeshare Station Installed in the Chevy Chase Lake Neighborhood

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) added the 52nd Bikeshare station to
its network at Connecticut Avenue and Chevy Chase Lake Drive. The station is
located along the well-used Capital Crescent Trail and provides a link between
Capital Bikeshare to the east in Silver Spring and to the west in Bethesda.
This area is undergoing redevelopment and will eventually feature a Purple Line
stop.

The 15-dock, eight-bike station,
bikes, installation and site preparation costs were funded by the Chevy Chase
Land Company (CCLC). CCLC previously funded two Bikeshare stations, one at 2
Bethesda Metro, and one at the Friendship Heights Metro Station. Their
contributions provided the match required by the State grant to fund the launch
of Bikeshare in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County’s Capital
Bikeshare program was launched in September 2013 in Bethesda, Friendship
Heights, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Rockville, Shady Grove and the Life
Sciences Center area. Bikeshare ridership helps reduce the number of people
driving alone, improves air quality and maximizes the County’s investment in
transit infrastructure like Metrorail and RideOn.